. The dawn of civilization: Egypt and Chaldaea . TUE COLOSSAL STATUE OF KING SOYKnOTPÛ IN THE LOUVRE. Drawn by Fauchcr-Gudin. 530 THE FIRST THE BAN EMPIRE. With careful investigation, we should probably find traces of severalrevolutions which changed the legitimate order of succession without, however,entailing a change of dynasty. The Nofirhotpûs and Sovkhotpus continuedboth at home and abroad the work so ably begun by the Amenemhâîts andthe Usirtasens. They devoted all their efforts to beautifying the principaltowns of Egypt, and caused important works to be carried on in most of them
. The dawn of civilization: Egypt and Chaldaea . TUE COLOSSAL STATUE OF KING SOYKnOTPÛ IN THE LOUVRE. Drawn by Fauchcr-Gudin. 530 THE FIRST THE BAN EMPIRE. With careful investigation, we should probably find traces of severalrevolutions which changed the legitimate order of succession without, however,entailing a change of dynasty. The Nofirhotpûs and Sovkhotpus continuedboth at home and abroad the work so ably begun by the Amenemhâîts andthe Usirtasens. They devoted all their efforts to beautifying the principaltowns of Egypt, and caused important works to be carried on in most of them—at Karnak,2 in the great temple of Amon, at Luxor,3 at Bubastis,4 at Tanis,5at Tell-Mokkdam,6 and in the sanctuary of Abydos. At the latter place,Khâsoshûshrî Nofirhotpû restored to Khontamentît considerable possessionswhich the god had lost;7 Nozirri8 sent thither one of his officers to restore theedifice built by Ûsirtasen I. ; Sovkûmsaûf II. dedicated his own statue in thistemple,9 and private individuals, following the exampl
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